Senior Technology Lead - Vice President

Citigroup; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 142,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Wellness programs

Job summary

Citigroup in Jersey City, New Jersey, is seeking a Senior Technology Lead to manage one or more Applications Development teams and drive delivery of complex software solutions in coordination with the Technology group.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management, and hands-on oversight of technical design, with emphasis on risk-aware decision making and ensuring compliance with Citi standards.

Qualifications

• 6-10 years of experience in Financial Services.
• Experience as Applications Development Manager.
• Senior level experience in Applications Development.
• Stakeholder and people management experience.
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage one or more Applications Development teams and perform personnel duties.
• Provide technical oversight across systems and applications.
• Review and analyze proposed technical solutions.
• Contribute to strategies for applications development.
• Develop knowledge of how business areas integrate to achieve goals.
• Provide evaluative judgment based on data in complex situations.
• Monitor delivery, participate in budget management, and handle day-to-day staffing.
• Ensure procedures and standards are defined and followed; negotiate with external parties when needed.
• Assess risk in business decisions and ensure compliance with Citi standards; escalate issues.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

Communication

Agile (JIRA)

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Spring Framework

Spring Boot

Java 17+

Hibernate

Angular 16+

JavaScript

Git

Oracle PL/SQL

MongoDB

JUnit

Cucumber

Playwright

Copilot/Claude/Devin

JIRA

Job description

Senior Technology Lead is a senior management level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to establish and implement new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to drive applications systems analysis and programming activities.

Responsibilities:

• Manage one or more Applications Development teams in an effort to accomplish established goals as well as conduct personnel duties for team (e.g. performance evaluations, hiring and disciplinary actions)
• Utilize in-depth knowledge and skills across multiple Applications Development areas to provide technical oversight across systems and applications
• Review and analyze proposed technical solutions for projects
• Contribute to formulation of strategies for applications development and other functional areas
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of how areas of business integrate to accomplish business goals
• Provide evaluative judgment based on analysis of factual data in complicated and unique situations
• Impact the Applications Development area through monitoring delivery of end results, participate in budget management, and handling day-to-day staff management issues, including resource management and allocation of work within the team/project
• Ensure essential procedures are followed and contribute to defining standards negotiating with external parties when necessary
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.

Recommended Qualifications:

• 6-10 years of relevant experience in the Financial Service industry
• Experience as Applications Development Manager
• Experience as senior level in an Applications Development role
• Stakeholder and people management experience
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Proven project management skills
• Basic knowledge of industry practices and standards
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication

Education:

• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience
• Master's degree preferred

This job description provides a high-level review of the types of work performed. Other job-related duties may be assigned as required.

Technical Experience:

• 8+ years of relevant experience in Apps Development or systems design role
• Extensive experience system analysis , Design and in programming of software applications
• Practical knowledge in using AI Tools for Design and Development (Copilot , Claude , Devin etc.)
• Relevant experience in preparing Software design artifacts including Architecture, flowcharts, Activity and Sequence diagrams.
• 8+ years of expertise in application design and development using the below mentioned technologies and frameworks : Backend : Spring, Spring boot Microservices , Java 17+ , Hibernate
• Frontend : JavaScript , HTMLS5 , CSS3 , working knowledge of Angular 16+ is preferable
• Source control management using Git
• Database technologies including Oracle PL SQL. MongoDB experience is desired.
• Relevant knowledge with testing frameworks like JUNIT , Cucumber , playwright etc.
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in at least one area of Applications Development
• Ability to adjust priorities quickly as circumstances dictate
• Demonstrated leadership and project management skills
• Consistently demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication
• Expertise in Agile Management using JIRA

Job Family Group:

• Technology

Job Family:

• Applications Development

Time Type:

• Full time

Primary Location:

• Jersey City New Jersey United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range:

• $142,320.00 - $213,480.00

In addition to salary, Citi's offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.